Introduction
Laura Pickett Calfee was born and raised in Liberty, Texas where her forebears settled more than six generations ago.
She feels that her accomplishment is not in professional accolade; it’s in an ongoing portrait of American homes that have been inhabited by the same families for at least fifty years.
It’s called “Of A Place.”
She is drawn to the sense of place that resonates in these long-loved homes and the sense of community that is so strongly felt within.
Homes to which she has been invited include those of Horton Foote, Larry McMurtry, Ansel Adams and Edward Weston.
She has also compiled audio recordings of informal chats with homeowners, preserving the unique syntax and vibrant vocabulary that is dying as our speech patterns become homogenized.
In other words, she's a historian.
Beginning her photography career in 1989, she has studied with the likes of John Szarkowski, Duane Michals, Debbie Fleming Caffrey and Keith Carter.
Her works have been shown throughout the U.S. and Europe including the Museum of Fine Art Houston, the Wittliff Collection of Southwestern Photography, the Humanities Research Center at UT, and the Paul Simon and Edie Brickell Collection.
Calfee serves on the board of the Texas Photographic Society and she lives with her husband and a random assortment of animals in Driftwood, Texas.
Visit Laura Pickett Calfee's website
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